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/'O /f/'/. f A /J (JdSJdtUd! Poi tla ra l/o b s e rv e r T hursday A p r il 6, 1972 Page 5 Religion in the News Students honor Dr. King M onday, f Union Fellowship service Community loses leader Paaior Edgar I.. Jackson passed away on A p r il 4, 1972. lie was boin in M a rtin P e rry , O hio on Sepleiuhei 16, 1895. He w is I'a s to i of A ll Nations N azerlne C lw rch fo r 14 yeai s, a lte i which lie became P astor of A ll Nations Com m unity C hurch lot seven years w ith out sa la ry and suffered many tim es in ord st to lielp othei m em bers of the congregation. P a sto r Jackson lived his C h ris tia n life by serving God tin «aigh serving his neighbors. He was Instrum ental In se rv ing w ith many Com m unity O rg a n iz a tio n s tie fo ie g o ve rn ment pro gra m s began. He was found try in g to meet Hat needs of those who were less fortun ate than be. He served on die oi Iglnal W at on Poverty C om m ittee, the Model C itie s C om m ittee, tlie P ortla nd tnetrofiol itan S teeling C o m m i t t e e , the P o lice Relations C om m ittee, I.h o t Neighborhood Commun ity A ssociation, was on the M ultnom ah County W elfare C om m ission lo r four years, and seive.1 a S ecretary for tlie Albina M in is te ria l A l liance. He was in stium e ntal in getting the f ir s t black hired l>y F re d M ve rs. Reverend Jackson was ded icated to the A dult S e n io rC it- izens P ro g ra m , lie was the o rig in a to r and helped to o r ganize th is p ro g ra m , then P A s K lR LUGAR I.. JACKSON served as D ire c to r of t ie Handy Man D e |ia itm e n i a fte r It was organized. It was through his e ffo its that many Senior C itize n s are receiving Outreach Counseling, pood. C a re, anil Jobs through this p ro g ra m . He also le l|e d to organize I lie C e nter. He is suivived by his w ife , P a rtlc la , three s o n s ,C liffo rd , Ronald and Jonathan; thiee step ch ild re n , Je n n ife r, Greg, and M ichael; a s is te i, Alethia Sm ith; a b ro th e r; two grand c h ild re n and several great gland ch ild re n . Sunday, A p r il 9, 1972, the I mon F ellow ship Ser vice w ill I * held at Bethel A . M . E. C hurch a t6 p .n i. M em bers and fr ie n d s of p a rticip a tin g churches a i e invited to come and let us w orship together. P a rtic ip a tin g churches are: M a llo ry Avenue C h ris tia n C h u rc h , Bethel A . M . E . C hurch, Vancouver Avenue F ir s t Baptist C hurch, F ir s t A.M .P..Z. Church, Highland B aptist C h u ich , Mount o liv e t B aptist C hurch, Hughes Mem o ria l I mted M ethodistC hurch and Allen Ie m p le C , M , E . C hurch. I lie services Sunday eve ning w ill le conducted by th e M in is te rs with th e C h o iro f A l len I em ple C .M .E . Church furnishing the m usic and tlie message brought by the pastor o f A len I c m P I e C. M . I-.. C lw rc h . Ilie I mted Church Women of Portland pre vio usly liste d js sponsors ol tlie se r vice w ill tie scheduled at a la t e r date. I he Union Pel lowshlp Ser vice on the second Sunday in each month is the best op p o rtu n ity we have to demon stra te our oneness in sp i r I t , walk, w ork and w orship with each o th e r and let the com m u n ity know that we are C h ris tians by our oneness and our love fo r each other. A p r il By C a rn e g ie " H a p p y ” Pullen fn e m l to yo u rse lf, then you o! " ( l i e Ruling C la s s " , a new play 1« I ’e ie i Barnes w ill lie presented as its west Coast p re m ie r try I he New th e a tre , 215 sp. 9tn, beginning A p r il 14 anil running th io u g li May 13 (F rid a y s Saturday) al 8:30 pan. I i took six m onths fo r the New I lie d ie to convince the authoi io let them produce th is play. Ii is I «ring m u le Into a Him with P e te r 11’ I oole ami w ill nor le g e n e i a lly a v a il able lo i s e v e i.il yea rs. O ur review s have le e n re quested by tie lam ous W in. M o r r is I »lent Agency of New Y o rk ami the a u th o r's agent In London. l i e play stru ck me like a reve la tion' P rudenth I had expected nothing, and o ve rw lie ltn in g ly I was given a ll: W it, ju th o s , evening m elodram a, b r illia n t s a tire , d m PI «-edged philosophy, ho r r o r , cyn icism , iml sentim ent, a ll combined In a p e rle c l un ity H arold Hobson, I ondon Tim es, I ickets are available at Stevens A so n s, I.lo y ilC e n te r; O hm 's Law , NW 2 ls ta n d M a r- sha ll; P ortland state I D iver s ity Box Office; o r c a lIC .U J i. (C enter lo r I i txifl Encounter) lo r ticke ts ami re se rva tio n s. I lie New I heatre Is a part of tlie Cem ei fo r Urban En counter ol tlie G re a te r P o rt land C ouncil of C hurches- fo t m ore in fo rm atio n on tlie group c a ll 224-1144. Vancouver Ave. First Baptist Church 31.W N. Vancouver Ave. Phone 2H2-94fH) Sunday School M y lie a ri goes out to you O man, because I cannot con- nobler, m ore he roic, m ore ten derly loving, loyal, unself ish aral enduring than you are. A ll tlie love I know is man*! love. A ll the lorgiveness know is m an's forgiveness A ll the sympathy I know is m an's sym pathy. And lienee I address my se lf to man - to you ami you I would serve. The fact that you are a human being brings you near to rne, It is the bond that unites us. I understand you because you are a pa rt of m y s e lf, you may like me o r not it makes no d iffe re n ce . II you evei need my help I am w ith you. Often we can help each oth e r most by leaving each oth er alone; at o th e r tim es we need the hand grasp ami the won! of c h e e t. 1 am only a man - a m ere man - Ixit in tim es ol lo n e li ness think of me as one who loves his kind. What youi condition is in life w ill not prejudice me e ith e r fo r o r against you. What you have Jone o r not done w ill not weigh in the scale. If you have been wise ami prudent I congratulate you. unless you are unable to fo i get how w ise ami good you are - then I p ity you. It you have stumbled .in<1 (alien ami twen m ired in the mud, ami h ive tailed to be a .Il people need !: lend ship, and I am your frie n d . I am the t i lend of con victs, insane people ami fools - suc- cessful ami unsuccessful, c o l lege-grad and illite r a te . You a ll belong to m y c h u rc h . 1 could not exclude you if I would. But if I should shut you out I would then close tlie d o o r upon m yse lf and be a p riso n e i indeed. I he s p ir it of frien dsh ip that flow s thiough me, and of w hich I am a p a rt, is you r portion too. If you e r r It is not fo r me to punishyou. W earepunished by our sins not fo r them. Soon o r late I know you w ill see that to do rig ht bi ings . an I In w i nog 1 iInga m is e ry , but you w ill abide by the law and a ll good things be you rs. I cannot change these laws - I cannot make you exempt fro m your own blum lers am! m istakes. Ami you cannot change tlie ete rn al laws fo r me, even though you die lo r me. But perhaps 1 can point you to the pathway that leads to love, tru th , ami usetulness, and this I want to do because I am your frie n d . Ami by pointing you the way I find it m yse lf, y ou belong to me - your are a m em ber of my church. So o ve r the plains and p i.iir ie s , ovei tlie mountains ami seas . . . ui s o lita ry c e lls o r wandering um ler the stars, my tieart goes out to you, whoever you are . Only love do I send and a d e sire to bless and b e n e fit." I 1.00 A M The supreme p ra y e r of my heart is not to be learned, ric h , famous, powerful o r even good, but sim p ly to be radiant. I de sire to radiate health, cheerfulness, calm courage and g o o d -w ill. 1 w ish to live without hate, whim , jealousy, envy, te a r. I wish to be sim ple, honest, fra n k , na tural, clean in mind and clean in body, unaffected- to say, " I do not kno w ," if it be so, and to meet a ll men on an absolute equality, to face any obstacle and meet eve ry d iffic u lty unabashed and un afraid. 1 w ish others to live th e ir lives too, up to th e ir highest, fu lle s t and best. To that end 1 pray that 1 may never med d le , in te rfe re , d icta te , give advice that is not wanted, o r assist when my se rvice s are not needed. I f I can help people. I ’ ll do it by giving them a chance to help them selves; ami If | can u p lift o r in sp ire , let it be by examp le, inference am! suggestion, rathei than by injunction ami d icta tio n . | h«t ia to M y, I d e sire to be Radiant - to Radiate Life! E Ib e rt Hubbard Christian youth center Dr. O.B. Williams, Pastor The Church With A H e a rt-F e lt W elcome" yAethodisf </ 5828 N.E. 8th A. Lee Henderson, Minister Mrs. Jessie Henson 288-5429 Ellis Casson, Associate Minister Church School Morning Worship Wed Noon — The Hour of Power Wed Prayer & Closs Meeting 9:45 am 11:00 am 12:00 noun 7:30 pm Nursery Core Provided W a ere m akin g our Neighborhood A Brotherhood CALDWELL’S COLONIAL MORTUARY 20 N.E. 14th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97232 CALL 232 4111 PAY OR NIGHT Dear F e llo w -L a b o u re rs foi C h ris t Jesus: G reetings Irom the " o ld House that is la u g h in g .*’ some two years havepa-sed s in c e we held the f ir s t open house here in the old house on tlie c o rn e r of Rodney ami shav e r S lie e ts in P o rtla n d ,O re gon. Many ol you nodoubt are asking tlie questions - What has happened to tlie monies, p ra ye rs, amt labors of love poured into tlie p ro je ct there? Has It a ll le e n in vain? To these questions may we in - sw er w ith a voice of humble thankfulness - No, it has n o t been in vain' I lie o ld House is laughing, io r the w ork tliat legan two years ago which we le lie v e was an idea conceived by God has continued to g ro w , d o w slo w ly, it is tre e , hut grow it Is. And it is m eeting needs - the needs of 'hom elikeness’ and someone c a re s ' to many youngsters in th is area. I 1« renovation of tlie old house is in its e lf a gre at te s ti mony to tlie neighborhood, A place once used fo r vice amt c o rru p tio n now being used fo r the g lo ry of God - lik e a little D u ring the last couple of years I've gone fro m dances to p a rtie s, jam s e s s i o n s , church to church, searching fo r my id en tity. I was always looking foi som ething,(what it was I don’ t knowj. A ll of the hardships and fa ilu re s that 1 encountered re a lly made me begin to give up. O f t e n , I thought to m yse lf "W h a t's the use? Teenagers aren’ t sup posed to w a s te th e irliv e s ; they are always supposed to have fun and not w o rry about any thing o r anybody but them selves.” But one day I was so "d ow n In the du m ps" that Sa tan could have e a sily walked into my life and taken o ve r. In stead, thank God, He came along ju s t In tim e . F ro m then on 1 realized that G o d was a ll 1 needed to "g e t b y ." Sudden ly I fe ll on m y knees and ju s t praised God fo r his goodness and m ercy. I ’ ve never thought of m yse lf as being a " Black C h ris tia n *’ but s im p ly a C h ris tia n . L ik e other C h ris tia n s 1 believe in God the F a th e r and Jesus. When 1 go to church on Sundays 1 never con sid er m yse lf any d iffe re n t fro m anyone else. not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance but the L o rd looks on the h e a rt." But in spite of th is man cannot help but "Ju dg e a Book by It's Cov e r." M AR Y HOOKER Because w e 're a ll the same in the sight of God. It makes no d iffe re n ce whether we are ric h o r poor, black o r w h ite. B u t as I stop and think, I can see that being " A Black C h ris tia n " is v e ry Im portant to m e . Because it helps me relate to the B lacks in a way that the w hites w ill never be a b le to. B ut, we should a ll rem em ber what is w ritte n in I Samuel 16:7, when the L o rd said to Samuel, " D o not look on his appearance o r on the height of his sta tu re , because I have re jected him ; f o r the L o rd sees I wish so v e ry much that I could get people to see that re ligio n has no c o lo r. T hat as fa r as God is concerned we are all the same. That " I n m y F a th e r's house are many man sions, (John I4;2), but w e’ve a ll got to go d o w n the s a m e road to get to them a ll. 1 feel that I have to be a strong one fo r the weak. I want to shout out and te ll the w o rld that God is not dead, but H e's s t ill a liv e ! I know because he liv e s in me. I hope to get people to see that if we've made it th is fa r, w ith the L o rd ’ s guidance we can make it on to the P rom ised Land. I wouldn’ t give up s e rv ing God fo r a ll the rich es in the w o rld . I'm going to prophecy fo r him as long as H egives me the strength to goon. Because I k n o w that If R ichard A llen made it in 1789 I can make it in 1972 w ith God’ s help. 1 thank God fo r allow in g me to w rite th is essay. M ay God Bless and Keep E veryone. Am en. The Radiat L ife 9 :0 0 A M Morning Worship EVERY W EEK By M a ry Hooker ■■■■■■•■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■O TESTAMENT I OM AN AND The role of a Christian Zest of Life "The Ruling Class’ opens B istl a Souse of (Soil this meek 3, R o b e rt (d a y School field a S|>ecial M em orial Assem bly for f i r . M a rtin Luther King, J r . Six sfudents fro m M a rtin Luther K Mg School presented songs and readings used many tunes By O r. King in m arches aral dem onstratidns f r o m th e B irm ingham Hus Boycott until bis death. E ach srudent told th e ir dream as a young black A m e r ican tu la y . F o llow ing , a young sister gave a m oving in te rp re - talion of O r,K mg’ s fa m o u s ,"! H ive A Dream ** speech. I he students concluded the assem bly singing "W e shall O ver come ami " L i f t P.very Voice and Sing.** candle in a very ark Corner, it shines (o r Jesus. I he average attendance ranges letw een twenty and th ir ty . I lie biggest la c k is consecrated adults, w ith an enduring, im p ellin g love fo r ch ild re n . This is a m ission fie ld , so needy and such a challenge. But we say as Paul oi old, " I can do all t h i n g s through C h ris t which strengthen m e ." ( P h il. 4:13) I lie o ld House is Laughing. I he w alls are bursting once a w e e k w ith youngsters, th e g o sje l being taught am! shown. At th is stage we a r e asking, "W hat now, L o n i? " Please continue to pra y fo r us, that above a ll, ilie w ill of tlie I ord 1« done. Y ours w ith C h ris t’ s love fo r ch ild re n , THE BASSES. Caucus refutes Nixon claim Ih e Congressional Black Caucus dism issed c la im s of the Nixon A d m in is tra tio n Of pro gre ss in c iv il rig h ts as " h a lf tru th s '* desigend to win the black vote in Novem ber. In a statem ent released in Washington, the Caucus said a W hite House statem ent is sued January 19th on the c iv il rig h ts reco rd of the Nixon A d m in istra tio n "p re se n te d a wealth of s ta tis tic s and state m ents, w hich, if accepted in th e ir e n tire ty , would lead one fu rth e r fro m the tru th ra th e r than toward it.** The Caucus is d ra ftin g its own c iv il rig h ts scoreboard in response to the W hite House document, hecause " w e cannot be expected to hear the fu ll tru th about c iv il rig h ts fro m the A d m in istra tio n whichgave us 'henigh n e g le ct*." The te rm "b e n ig h neglect** was used in a secre t W hite House memorandum by fo r m er P re sid e n tia l a d vise r Dam al M oynihan. The memo which subsequently became p u blic, suggested that black people m ight make m ore p ro gress without continued agita tion. TOjtCtiurrtjof Dour tfjo ia CKxc* and Sr*«oo> *or Canwixv»» ST ANOftEW S CATHOLIC C HIM CH 281-4429 •0 6 N f AlMV^A « V «errVUM K X 'LA N C O O C O h 47211 • v G O RDO * I OKXfT Moaam 9 00 am hymns I 0 JO <M> O w r ’ 2 0 0 prn toft MkMI ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH C orner of 8th Ave snd Skidmore Sunday W orship 11:00 A .M . C hristian Youth Fellowship 6:00 P>1. (2nd and Fourth Sundays) Bev- Thomas Strayhand, M in iste r S.S. 9:30 AJM. r//f J L w / Olivet Haptist Church Rev John H. Jackson Minister N.E. First and Schuyler Portland, Ore Phone 2 8 4 -1 9 54 Sunday School Morning Worship Vesper 9 am I I am 5 pm her ur r a e r (a worship an d depart to terve JuuuuLAaaajuuuui* nW t »- M a ra n a th a Evangelistic Center 1222 N. E. SKIDMORE Albina C h ris tia n A outh C e nter j Douglas and M u rie l Bass, D ire c to rs I 3973 N J i, Rodney P o rtla n d , Oregon 97212 Telephone: 284 - 8089 . P a sto r B ible C la ss 9:15 am B ib le T ra in in g School 9; 15 am Sunday m orning w o rsh ip 11 am Evening Worship 7 pm Bible Study Hour Tue. 7 pm Church Office 288-72*41 Hour of P ra y e r Power Youth Office 288-7243 W ed 7 pm to 8 pm Youth M eeting F r i 7:30 pm Reverend Wendell Wallace Pastor m n in g » n ew in in 1972 it z a - All new I ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ a a a u a a a i things aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaf
